Small Group Training Courses:
What is a TAG Course?
TAG Courses are an 6-week program that lets you train with our Mentors with a small group of people who share the same goal. TAG aims to guide dancers who want a more hands-on approach to pushing their dance ability to the next level through focused and private Mentorship. The programs let you work on more specific aspects of dance, so students may be able to tackle their strengths, weaknesses, or both in a more personal and guided experience than normal classes.
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BODY AWARENESS
with Justin Isbitz
Course Summary
This course helps dancers build more clarity in their dancing by gaining a deeper understanding of nuance & details in their own movements.
Meet Your Mentor
I have been dancing and training for nearly 7 years now with several teams, styles, and approaches. Currently, I am training with New Age Theatrics but also continuously creating and expanding my movement and vocabulary. I am beyond excited to share my knowledge, experience, and perspective as well as working with students in discovering their own individual palettes and colors within the craft.
As the instructor, I am a resource for the students to use at any point within the season. I aim to foster a safe environment as well as provide a reasonable and respectable challenge to each student. We will be talking about dance, undertaking exercises, and implementing them to material. At the end of the day, It’s just dance so let’s have some fun!
Course Outline
Week 1: Introductions/Course Goal and Agenda & Learn combo
Week 2: Points, Lines, and Angles
Week 3: Threading, Shapes and Pathways
Week 4: Textures, Breathing, Range of Motion
Week 5: Review combo extend to piece
Week 6: Clean piece details & Small groups and solos
Dates & Times
Round 1
Fridays – 6:00pm-8:00pm
First Session – 1/12/2024
Last Session – 2/23/2024
Round 2
Fridays – 6:00pm-8:00pm
First Session – 3/8/2024
Last Session – 4/19/2024
BODY ISOLATIONS
with Switchvilla
Course Summary
This course seeks to transform dancers by honing their ability to command each part of their body independently, thereby elevating the depth and precision of their movement.
Meet Your Mentor
I have been dancing since 2002 and have been teaching popping since 2011. I am primarily trained in the style of popping and have a focus on body isolation and control. I am excited to teach this upcoming class to share my knowledge of isolation and control and fun, creative ways to use it.
Students should expect me to confidently explain the exercises and drills necessary to improve control and body isolation. As this course is based on body control and awareness, much of it will be repeated movement and drills as it is an ongoing process that is not learned in one specific class. I will answer any questions for clearer understanding that is needed by students who may feel stuck or confused at any point. I am always open to communication and will answer ASAP when not in class.
Course Outline
Week 1: Intro to Isolation and Control
Week 2: Upper Body focus
Week 3: Lower Body Focus
Week 4: Waving
Week 5: Grooves with Isolations
Week 6: Final Day Choreography
Dates & Times
Round 1
Thursdays – 6:15pm-8:15pm
First Session – 1/11/2024
Last Session – 2/24/2024
Round 2
Thursdays – 6:15pm-8:15pm
First Session – 3/7/2024
Last Session – 4/18/2024
DANCE IMPROV & FREESTYLE
with Vincent Hwang
Course Summary
This course offers tools and concepts for dancers hoping to improve their ability to improvise through dance and expand upon their movement creativity.
Meet Your Mentor
I’m a hip hop freestyler and choreographer living in the Bay Area and my styles include breaking, waving, and tutting. I believe freestyle is an essential aspect of being a dancer and at the core of many cultures of movement. After battling and exploring different styles, I’m excited to share what I’ve learned and help develop my student’s own self expression.
If you take my class, you can expect to explore different styles of hip hop and improv. There will be group exercises and contact importation with partners. We will drill grooves, isolations, and hip hop fundamentals, as well as implementing them during labs and sessions. Most importantly, it will be fun and community focused.
Course Outline
Week 1: Grooves & Bounce
Week 2: Tutting & Isolations
Week 3: Floor Work & Momentum
Week 4: Contact Improv/Connection
Week 5: Story Telling/Concepts
Week 6: Final Presentation & Filming
Dates & Times
Round 1
Wednesdays – 6:00-8:00pm
First Session – 1/10/2024
Last Session – 2/21/2024
Round 2
Wednesdays – 6:00-8:00pm
First Session – 3/6/2024
Last Session – 4/17/2024
FOOTWORK FOUNDATION
with Tad Racca
Course Summary
This course is for dancers who are looking to understand basic footwork mechanics & patterns while building a foundation in technique for safer and more effective dancing.
Meet Your Mentor
My dance background consists of foundation and inspiration largely from hip hop, and shortly from many other styles. Currently I am an instructor at On One Studios and a team member from The Company. I am looking forward to diving into the core mechanics of footwork with students and building a safe foundation for effective dancing.
During the duration of this course, we will be working on drills and exercises based on basic footwork patterns and steps used historically in different dance styles and cultures along with understanding the importance of weight distribution and balance. The first two weeks will actually be dedicated to learning the more advanced techniques in order to get a head start to build and review the technique every week until the end of the course. As we go along these topics, students may be given certain prompts to help foster a proper understanding of mechanics and form as well as finding application.
Course Outline
Week 1: Establishing Center of Balance With Toe Turns
Week 2: Gliding Across The Floor
Week 3: Two-Step & Pas de bourree
Week 4: Transitioning With The Ball-Change
Week 5: Engaging Buoyancy Through Skating
Week 6: Filming: Final Presentation
Dates & Times
Round 1
Fridays – 8:00-10:00pm
First Session – 1/12/2024
Last Session – 2/23/2024
Round 2
Fridays – 8:00-10:00pm
First Session – 3/8/2024
Last Session – 4/19/2024
INTRODUCTION TO GROOVES
with Tad Racca
Course Summary
This course aims to help dancers who are starting out their dance journey to connect and feel music by moving in rhythmic patterns inspired by foundational hip-hop movement.
Meet Your Mentor
My dance background consists largely in the realm of hip hop of over 15 years. Currently I am an instructor at On One Studios and a team member from The Company. I’m looking forward to dive into the foundation of grooves with others in hopes to deepen our connection from our movement to the music.
Throughout the course, students will be introduced to different groove mechanics by learning sequences, movement exploration, and play time! As we build our new understanding of grooves we will take some time towards the end of the sessions to allow students to internalize and reflect on the activity. At the end of the TAG course, everyone will be showcasing their own projects which will consist of choreography, freestyle, or both to demonstrate what we’ve learned throughout the course.
Course Outline
Week 1: Building Momentum Through The Bounce
Week 2: Maintaining Balance and Weight Shifts Through The Rock
Week 3: Skating Through The Beat
Week 4: Creating Rotational Grooves Through Rolls
Week 5: Utilizing Ticking For Faster Grooves
Week 6: Filming: Final Presentation
Dates & Times
Round 1
Mondays – 6:15-8:15pm
First Session – 1/8/2024
Last Session – 2/19/2024
Round 2
Mondays – 6:15-8:15pm
First Session – 3/4/2024
Last Session – 4/15/2024
HOUSE
with Lauren B
Course Summary
This course will introduce mentees to foundational house dance movement, house dance culture, and will provide mentees with different approaches to expand their freestyle movement. Mentees will also engage in community building and self-reflection .
Meet Your Mentor
For over 20 years I have cultivated a thriving dance career as a performer, choreographer and educator. My dance repertoire includes disciplines ranging from Hip Hop, House, Boogaloo, Locking, and other street styles to Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, Authentic Jazz and Lindy Hop. I have had the privilege of training with many notable pioneers, and am proud member of TROOMOOV Tribe. I love house culture and hopes to share the love of house music and dance with others!
I expect all mentees to be open-hearted, with a growth mindset, to have respect for the culture, and serious about learning. I also expect students to make mistakes, ask questions, struggle, and grow. Lastly, all mentees should find joy and belonging in this shared process of exploration.
Course Outline
Weeks 1-3: Groove, Isolation, Basics, Drills, Rhythm and Variations
Weeks 4-6: Choreography, Freestyle, Musicality, Expression, Integration
Dates & Times
Round 1
Tuesdays – 6:30-8:30pm
First Session – 1/9/2024
Last Session – 2/20/2024
INTRO TO LEARNING CHOREOGRAPHY
with Nate Souryasack
Course Summary
This course offers a comprehensive overview of learning choreography, equipping dancers with foundational skills and effective learning strategies essential for excelling in a choreography class setting.
Meet Your Mentor
When I first started dance, I did not have a mentor to teach me dance fundamentals so I was forced to learn unconventionally through word-of-mouth, years of dance workshops, and being a part of multiple dance teams. This backwards form of learning resulted in developing “bad” dance habits that hindered the efficiency of my dancing. It was through unlearning those habits
and relearning proper foundational technique where I finally became the dancer I am today.
In each session of this course, you can expect clear and concise lectures, application of lessons through dance activities, and a weekly take-home assignment to further apply and reflect what was learned. You can also expect individualized constructive feedback to further foster growth based on your goals.
Course Outline
Week 1: Musicality and Counting
Week 2: Retention
Week 3: Body Awareness and Footwork
Week 4: Respect and Grooving
Week 5: Textures and Individuality
Week 6: Final Showcase and Healthy Mindset
Dates & Times
Round 1
Tuesdays – 8:30-10:30pm
First Session – 1/9/2024
Last Session – 2/20/2024
Thursdays – 8:15-10:15pm
First Session – 1/11/2024
Last Session – 2/22/2024
Round 2
Tuesdays – 8:30-10:30pm
First Session – 3/5/2024
Last Session – 4/16/2024
Thursdays – 8:15-10:15pm
First Session – 3/7/2024
Last Session – 4/18/2024
LOCKING
with Kevin Ga-Win Saicheur
Course Summary
This course offers a comprehensive overview of learning the fundamentals, history, and basic techniques of the Locking style.
Meet Your Mentor
Kevin Saicheur began dancing during high school in 2007, breakdancing with friends and learning from YouTube. Kevin started sneaking into sessions with the UC Davis Breakdance and Popping club in 2008, where he started to take dance more seriously. Over the following years, Kevin has learned various styles including Popping, Hip Hop, Locking, and House. All of which have led to opportunities to dance with amazing companies and individuals such as the Bay Area Lockers, the Great House of Dance, MK Modern, The PROJECT co., BoomChaLockers, Tribe Crew, Syndicate, Brandon “Knowbody” Greathouse, Brian “Lil B” Perez, Keeley “Lockn’ Key” Kaukimoce, and Francis Tyrell. Kevin truly values freestyle, its foundations, the culture and history behind them; and believe that every dancer could benefit learning from it.
As a teacher, I love getting to know my students as I believe it will help me get a better understanding on what the students needs and what they want to get out of the most from this program. As throughout this course, I will going over the techniques and fundamentals of Locking and introduce concepts that students can incorporate into their own style. Lastly, we’ll be putting together a locking concept video by the end of the course that will filmed for all of the students to have.
Course Outline
Week 1: Locking Arms technique & fundamentals
Week 2: upper body locking concepts & variations
Week 3: Locking Grooves & Footwork
Week 4: Locking technique & fundamental recap/Choreography
Week 5: Locking Choreography
Week 6: Locking Choreography/ Filming Day
Dates & Times
Round 1
Saturdays – 12:00-2:00pm
First Session – 1/13/2024
Last Session – 2/24/2024
Round 2
Saturdays – 12:00-2:00pm
First Session – 3/16/2024
Last Session – 4/20/2024
POPPING
with Switchvilla
Course Summary
As my course is an introduction to a street dance style, I will be breaking down body mechanics, and movement within the style. I will talk about how to apply techniques to general movement in dance, and also how to apply it to music once we understand the techniques inside and out. The majority of time in class will be technique drills, small combinations, and building a fun and engaging environment to ensure better success and comfortability within free styling in a cypher setting.
Meet Your Mentor
I have been dancing since 2002 in the style of popping. It’s my favorite style with a strong emphasis on body control and muscle control. I’m excited to teach and share the style while also creating a space for individuals to develop their relationship with freestyle dance.
In this course, students are expected to take the drills and exercises learned in our scheduled times and apply it in their own personal training time. I want to stress that the techniques of popping can feel very foreign for the body, so repeated practice consistently over time is the best approach. I expect TAG course enrollees to engage mentally in the class and ask questions when something may be unclear. Also, I expect everyone to have an upbeat attitude with a lot of enthusiasm and encouragement for themselves as well as the others in the course.
Course Outline
Intro to Popping:
Week 1: The “Pop” and muscle Control
Week 2: Twists and Leg Movements
Week 3: Advance Twist and Leg Movements
Week 4: Putting it all Together
Week 5: Refining Movement and Bonus Lessons
Week 6: Final Day
Dates & Times
Round 1
Mondays – 8:15-10:15pm
First Session – 1/8/2024
Last Session – 2/19/2024
Round 2
Mondays – 8:15-10:15pm
First Session – 3/4/2024
Last Session – 4/15/2024
TEXTURES
with Sila Poe Charukesnant
Course Summary
This course offers a set of tools and reference points for dancers to find more clarity in the execution of their movements.
Meet Your Mentor
Hello! My name is Sila “Poe” Charukesnant. I am a local dance instructor who grew up from Thailand but now currently resigning in the Bay Area pursuing to teach dance. I have a background of dancing in collegiate dance groups all around the Bay Area, then progressed into professional exhibition dance groups, and teaching at various places all around the Bay Area. For On One’s TAG course this season, I will be offering a course working on textures, the visual of the muscle substances within movements. I am excited to bring this skill that I have worked on for years to share with the community, with a hope that the students can improve their dance skills with my knowledge.
In each session of this course, you can expect clear and concise lectures, application of lessons
through dance activities, and a weekly take-home assignment to further apply and reflect what
was learned. You can also expect individualized constructive feedback to further foster growth
based on your goals.
Course Outline
Week 1: Introduction of students/instructor, and a choreography that introduces the ideas of textures
Week 2: Textures
Week 3: Textures within Improvisation
Week 4: Textures within Choreography
Week 5: Textures within Choreography and Staging
Week 6: Showcase and archiving
Dates & Times
Round 1
Wednesdays – 8:00-10:00pm
First Session – 1/17/2024
Last Session – 2/21/2024
Round 2
Wednesdays – 8:00-10:00pm
First Session – 3/6/2024
Last Session – 4/17/2024
SUMMER 2024 COURSES
TAG PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Enrollment deposit is non-refundable
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Accepting enrollments starting 2/18
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What skill level do I need to be to take a TAG course?
Required background for each TAG course will vary, though all courses are open to students of all levels. If you need further details or assistance, please reach out and consult with our front desk staff.
How big are classes sizes for TAG?
Class sizes will depend on the number of people signed up for a course. Class sizes may range from 4-12 people. Classes that do not have at least 3 students enrolled by the end of the enrollment period will not run.
What happens if I have to withdraw my enrollment during the TAG course?
You may withdraw from the course at any time with no withdrawal fee. Once withdrawn, you will no longer need to make any further payments as long as you have resolved all past charges. All past payments, including the initial deposit, are nonrefundable.
What happens if I need to miss a class?
We encourage students to check for schedule conflicts prior to signing up for the TAG course. Missed classes cannot be directly made up; however students are expected to take advantage of assigned homework, mentor office hours (specified on each course syllabus), and meeting up with your fellow peers to catch up on the material that was missed.
Can I take more than one TAG at a time?
Yes, as long as there is no schedule overlap among the courses you would like to sign up for, you can take more than one TAG course at a time.
What is a Trial Class?
A Trial Class is a session for students to get a small snippet of what will be included in the course and usually occur during the final week of enrollment. Students who take the Trial Class can choose to enroll into the course if there is still room. Trial Classes are $30.00 to drop in for a 90 minute session; however it is also open to those who have already chosen to enroll into the course at no cost.
I signed up on the form and have not received any updates regarding my enrollment
Typically, information and updates will be given out closer to the end of the enrollment period. If you need additional assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to us.
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What does the deposit pay for?
The deposit is used to ensure that our staff and instructors are compensated for the time it takes to prepare and administer each course for each student. Because of this, deposits are completely nonrefundable under any circumstances.